Stephen Curry (30) led Golden State Warriors with scoring with 30 and chalked up his 5,000 career assist at the Golden One Center in Sacramento (AP News photo)

Undefeated Warriors Win Third In A Row 119-107   

By Barbara Mason

Sunday night the Golden State Warriors (3-0) took on the Sacramento Kings (1-2) at Golden 1 Center only to win their third straight game and stay undefeated with a 119-107 win, it was the Kings second loss.  The Warriors are unblemished in the 2021-22 season winning every pre-season game and coming off their second win of the young season against the Clippers 115-113.Sunday they were looking for their third win in a row up in Sacramento.  The Kings lost to the Jazz 110-101 in their last game on Friday night.

Game Recap: After the first quarter the Kings led by the slim margin of 31-29.  When these two teams meet they really make each other work and they tend to play very close.

In the second quarter the Kings did lead by as many asseven points but the Warriors very nearly tied the game at halftime.  The score was 62-60 in favor of the Kings. Steph Curry had 17 points in the first half and Damian Lee had 9 off the bench.  Davion Mitchell had a great game off the bench for the Kings with 17 points.  

Harrison Barnes had 14 points in the half.  Barnes was 5-8 from downtown and Mitchell was 3-6 outside the circles a very competitive game which looked nothing like the first few games of the season.  As I said, these two teams make each other work and they were both pulling out all the stops.

 
The fact that the Warriors were playing the Kings so close was impressive since they were not shooting that wellin the first half.  In the third quarter the Warriors were 7 of 23 on threes.  So many players were contributing in this game on both sides as the score remained either tied or within a couple of points.  At the end of the third quarter the score was 90-88 in favor of the Warriors. After a hot start for the Kings, Davion Mitchell had gone cold which was bad news for the Kings.  

They would need him in the final quarter.  

There was a long way to go in this game entering the fourth quarter.  Although it’s early in the season, the Kings have vastly improved in many facets of their game.  They were certainly giving the Warriors a run for their money. 
With just under five minutes left in the game, “Curry the Closer”  entered the game.  

The Warriors had taken a107-101 lead with some great defensive stops.  Golden State was also containing De”Aaron Fox which was bigfor the Warriors.  Only five turnovers in the game was avast improvement over the 21 turnovers that they committed last Thursday night.  

The Warriors continued to extend their lead to what was the biggest lead of the night 115-105 with just under two minutes left in the game.  The Kings were running out of time.   The Warriors closed out this game beautifully winning 119-107.  Six players in double figures for the Warriors and some great ball control.

Curry would finish with 27 points for the high and Jordan Poole would have 22 points.  Off the bench Damian Lee had 11 points for the high.  Harrison Barnes had a nice Game for the Kings with 24 points 
“Coach Kerr told me I would have the opportunity to play so to be ready,” said Gary Payton !! who had a 10 point nights.  “Every time I check in I try to do the best for the team,” he said.  The Warriors had some great help off the bench in this game.

Tuesday night the Warriors will play the OKC Thunder at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City.  Tipoff is at 5:00 PM.